Tectonic implications of subcrustal, normal faulting earthquakes in the western Shikoku region have been investigated in sorme detail, mainly based on the faulting mechanism of the Bungo channel earthquake of August 6, 1968 (M=6.6, h=45km) and its aftershocks. A synthetic study of the focal mechanism solution, spatial distribution of aftershocks, seismic waves observed in the near and far field...

This paper deals with a multi-objective fault detection observer design problem in time and frequency domain for time invariant systems. Firstly, to improve the abilities of designed observer, different design criteria are proposed, which are evaluated by some suitable performance indices in time and frequency domain. Details about the relationships among different criteria are analyzed for two...

This paper proposes the design of reconfigurable suspension systems in road vehicles. The purpose of the suspension system is to improve passenger comfort and road holding during travel and improve safety during various maneuvers. In the modeling the nonlinearities in the suspension system, the changes in the forward velocity and the change of the adhesion coefficient between the tire and the r...

A gravity and geologic survey was carried out over a port ion of the Nelson ultramafic belt of the South Island . In this region, the ultramafic rocks outcrop over a 5-mile-wide belt and abut against the Alpine greywacke along the right lateral transcurrent Alpine Fault. The dunite and peridotite of the ultram afic belt as well as the overlying geosynclinal sediments strike north . At their sou...

Geological structures such as faults play a critical role in the flow of fluids reservoir by affecting its permeability. This study explores Chaman Fault distribution hydrological division, groundwater separation aquifer systems Khojak and basins. The is left-lateral strike-slip transform plate boundary located at border city Chaman, District Killa Abdullah, Balochistan. fault plays an importan...

[1] Radiating shear and Rayleigh waves from supershear ruptures form Mach waves that transmit large-amplitude ground motion and stresses to locations far from the fault. We simulate bilateral ruptures on a finite-width vertical strike-slip fault (of width W and half-length L with L W) breaking the surface of an elastic half-space, and focus on the wavefield out to distances comparable to L. At ...

Abstract The Matano fault in central Sulawesi is one of the major strike-slip faults that accommodate rapid left-lateral slip between Pacific and Australian plates. has a high seismic potential producing large (M w ≥7) earthquakes. However, was less studied, unlike Palu-Koro fault. This paper presents preliminary results our active investigation eastern which may help understanding neotectonics...

Field observations and morphotectonic evaluations on the south of Ulubat Lake Susurluk valley show that dominant active fault pattern consists northeast-southwest east northeast-west southwest right-lateral faults northwestsoutheast normal developing between these strike-slip faults. We redefined in discovered control route River. Based discoveries evaluations, we can claim "bend model" previou...

[1] We derived a coseismic slip model for the Mw 7.9 2008 Wenchuan earthquake on the basis of radar line‐of‐sight displacements from ALOS interferograms, GPS vectors, and geological field data. Available interferometric synthetic aperture radar (InSAR) data provided a nearly complete coverage of the surface deformation along both ascending (fine beam mode) and descending orbits (ScanSAR to Scan...

Abstract: This paper presents an active Fault Tolerant Control (FTC) strategy for vehicle lateral dynamics. A bicycle vehicle model using small angle approximations is used to represent vehicle behavior. Firstly, the nonlinear lateral vehicle dynamics is approximated by a TakagiSugeno fuzzy model with parametric uncertainties and sensor faults. Secondly a robust H∞ output controller is used. A ...